Robot Kraken Ep 76 Now Available: Spicy News and Watery Brews
Your intrepid hosts this episode, Thom ‘Third Rail’ Chiaramonte and ‘Narrative Mic’ Rowe talk news and entertainment, plus tangents, because of course.
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Segments and Notes:
Sucking the Monkey:
- Mike- Pabst Blue Ribbon Overpriced Waterybeer
- Thom- Bittermilk Old Fashioned
Red Sky Roundup:
As we started last episode, we are giving each item a rating. Like it? Red Tentacle [R] ! Hate it? Black Octopus [B] ! Grey Kraken [G] for ambivalence. Three IS the magic number. Listen to the show to see how we landed…
- Trailers
- Pushbacks:
- James Bond Killed Cinema or Did It?
- Dune
- The Batman
- Ghostbusters Afterlife
- Marvel:
- Chris Pratt backlash or is it even?
- New MODOK footage
- Is Keannu Reeves Moon Knight? (No)
- Natalie Portman discusses Thor 3
- Spider-Man 3 Rumors: Jamie Foxx and the other Spideys are back? (Yes and no)
- Will Ryan Reynolds get ‘the biggest deal in Marvel history’?
- Is Tatiana in She-Hulk? (depends)
- Ms. Marvel has been cast and it is good.
- Hawkeye will include Madame Masque.
- Xochitl Gomez is joining Dr. Strange 2 and pronunciation will never be the same.
- Will Netflix Marvel finally join Disney Marvel?
- This is what the Eternals’ big bad, Kro, is supposed to look like.
However, is what he looks like in the film, because we can’t have nice shiny things.
- DC:
- The Batman photos and I think you can see the COVID if you squint.
- Joker is being inserted into Justice League because because.
- Zatanna and Constantine in development for HBO Max
- Misc:
- Willow is really happening
- Anna Taylor Joy joins Fury Road prequel Furiosa
- The Boys S03 has started filming, including Supernatural’s Jensen Ackles
- The Peripheral has begun casting, including Chloe Grace Moretz
- Ever wonder why Elf never had a sequel? Reality is depressing…
- Henry Cavill of course says he’d be Bond (and Mike throws in a nice TRDL’s Finit-e comic reference!)
- Glow is canceled
- Paddy Considine joins Game of Thrones prequel
- Witcher S02 gets moving, and includes some nice ab armor
- Another Conan series is coming
- Taika Waititi is making some sort of pirate show and I’m there for it
- Leo and Jlaw are in a thing
- Tim Burton plans an Addams Family project so sure, I guess
- Weis and Hickman sue Wizards of the Coast
- Scarjo is going to be a contemporary Bride of Frankenstein which seems on brand
- More on American Gods S03 which sounds suspiciously like excuses
- Amber Ruffin, Larry Willmore on Peacock
- Discworld looks like a dog’s lunch and Mike has opinions
- Star Wars:
- Will Gina Carano’s politics muddy The Mandalorian?
Planned Plundering:
- Mike- TBD
- Thom- Doom Patrol, Mando S02, Raised by Wolves
Rum-Fueled Recommendations:
- Mike- TBD
- Thom- Boys S02, The Agency, Lovecraft Country, Enola Holmes
